960064_NOV-2023-PC-0499_20230927

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
CERTIFIED MAIL
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
CM#7022 1670 0000 9974 3377
Kim Gray Farm
497 Mark Edwards Road
La Grange, NC 28551
Subject: Notice of Violation
Kim Gray Farm #96-64
AWS960064
Wayne County
NOV-2023-PC-0499
Dear Mr. Gray:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
September 27, 2023
On September 26, 2023, your facility reported to staff of the NC Division of Water Resources
(DWR), Water Quality Regional Operations Section (WQROS) that ponding and runoff occurred
at your facility.
As a result of this incident, you are hereby notified that, having been permitted to have a non -
discharge permit for the subject animal waste disposal system pursuant to 15A NCAC 2T
Section .1300, you had runoff and ponding of wastewater in violation with your Certified Animal
Waste Management Plan and the Swine Waste System General Permit No. AWG100000 that
you are covered to operate under.
Violation 1:
Wastewater runoff and ponding originated at a flush tank, in violation with the facility's
Certified Animal Waste Management Plan and with Condition II.1 of Swine Waste System
General Permit No. AWG100000. (The collection, treatment, and storage facilities, and the land
application equipment and fields shall be properly operated and maintained at all times)
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources
Washington Regional Office - 943 Washington Square Mall - Washington, North Carolina, 27889
NORTHCARCUNA JPI/ 252-946-6481

On September 26, 2023, the Division conducted a site visit and noted runoff and ponding from a
flush tank leak. The Facility did report, and the leak was repaired when the Division arrived
onsite. The wastewater was contained to the sprayfield, and ponding was minimal. There were
no impacts to surface water.
Required Corrective Action for Violation 1:
Take all necessary additional steps to ensure runoff and ponding does not occur.
You are required to take any necessary action to address the above violation. You are
required to provide a written response to this Notice, including any additional information
that you wish to provide related to this incident that you wish the Division to consider,
within 30 days of receipt of this letter. Please include in your response all corrective actions
already taken and a schedule for completion of any corrective actions not addressed.
Failure to comply with conditions in a permit may result in a recommendation of enforcement
action, to the Director of the Division of Water Resources who may issue a civil penalty
assessment of not more than twenty-five thousand ($25,000) dollars against any "person" who
violates or fails to act in accordance with terms, conditions, or requirements of a permit under
authority of G.S. 143-215.6A.
If you have any questions concerning this Notice, please contact me at [phone].
Sincerely,
pia "
David May, L.G., Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Division of Water Resources
Washington Regional Office
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources
D � Washington Regional Office - 943 Washington Square Mall - Washington, North Carolina, 27889
NORTH CARCLINA 252-946-6481
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